Trade: Orgalim call for an EU-US Mutual Recognition Agreement on Conformity Assessment for Machinery and Electrical Equipment
At the meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) on 5 December 2022, the EU and the US agreed to “continue exploring opportunities to improve cooperation in conformity assessment, including in machinery and other sectors.” Orgalim views EU-US cooperation on conformity assessment as a very welcome step forward in the context of the TTC and wishes to put forward recommendations as to how to achieve concrete results in this area, to the advantage of businesses on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Authors
Lorenzo Livraghi
Senior Adviser - Trade and Industrial Policy
Senior Adviser - Trade and Industrial Policy
Helena Le Goff-Jedrzejowicz
Adviser - Internal Market
Adviser - Internal Market
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